May 3, 1969

The Daily Diary files represent a consolidated record of the President's activities. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

• Original typewritten diary (PDF)

The President's day began at The White House - Washington, D. C.

The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents made available transcripts of the President's news conferences; messages to Congress; public speeches, remarks, and statements; and other Presidential materials released by the White House.

Addresses and Remarks

• Governor and Mrs. James Byrnes (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 652, May 3, 1969)
  Remarks of the President and Former Governor Byrnes During the President's Visit With Governor and Mrs. Byrnes at Their Home in Columbia, S.C.

Letters, Memorandums, Etc.

• Death of President Zakir Husain of India. (5 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 703, May 3, 1969)
  The President's Message to Acting President V. V. Giri.

Digest of Other White House Announcements

Following is a listing of items of general interest which were announced in the press but not made public as formal White House press releases during the period covered by this issue. Appointments requiring Senate approval are not included since they appear in the list of nominations submitted to the Senate, below.

• The President attended the 95th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.

Nominations Submitted to the Senate

Does not include promotions of members of the Uniformed Services, nominations to the Service Academies, or nominations of Foreign Service Officers.

• BERT M. TOLLEFSON, JR., of South Dakota, to be Assistant Administrator of the Agency for International Development.
• FRANK Q. NEBEKER, of Virginia, to be Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of 10 years, vice Frank H. Myers, retired.
• WILLIAM F. HOWLAND, JR., of Virginia, to be a member of the Board of Parole for the term expiring 9-30-72 (reappointment).

Each Public Papers of the Presidents volume contains the papers and speeches of the President of the United States that were issued by the White House Office of the Press Secretary during the time period specified by the volume. The material is presented in chronological order, and the dates shown in the headings are the dates of the documents or events. In instances when the release date differs from the date of the document itself, that fact is shown in the text note.

To ensure accuracy, remarks have been checked against audio recordings (when available) and signed documents have been checked against the original, unless otherwise noted. Editors have provided text notes and cross references for purposes of identification or clarity.

• Remarks in Columbia, S.C., During a Visit With Former Governor and Mrs. James Byrnes.
• Messages on the Death of President Zakir Husain of India.

The Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other Presidential documents.

• Federal Register of Saturday, May 3, 1969

The H. R. Haldeman Diaries consists of seven handwritten diaries, 36 dictated diaries recorded as sound recordings, and two handwritten audio cassette tape subject logs. The diaries and logs reflect H. R. Haldeman’s candid personal record and reflections on events, issues, and people encountered during his service in the Nixon White House. As administrative assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, Haldeman attended and participated in public events and private meetings covering the entire scope of issues in which the Nixon White House engaged in during the years 1969-1973. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

• Transcript of diary entry (PDF)
• Handwritten diary entry (JPG)

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The President's Daily Brief is the primary vehicle for summarizing the day-to-day sensitive intelligence and analysis, as well as late-breaking reports, for the White House on current and future national security issues. Read "The President's Daily Brief: Delivering Intelligence to Nixon and Ford" to learn more.

• President's Daily Brief of 03 May 1969

The Foreign Relations of the United States series presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity. Visit the State Department website for more information.

Vol. VI, Vietnam, January 1969-July 1970

Vietnam, January 1969-July 1970

• 66. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, May 3, 1969

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 505, Country Files, Far East, Cambodia, Vol. I, 8–69. Top Secret; Sensitive. Sent for information. A stamped note on the memorandum indicates the President saw it.

Vol. XXIII, Arab-Israeli Dispute, 1969-1972

The Rogers Plan

• 27. Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon, Washington, May 3, 1969

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 1170, Saunders Files, Middle East Negotiations Files, Middle East Settlement—US–USSR Talks. Secret; Nodis. A stamped notation on the memorandum indicates the President saw it.

Vol. XLI, Western Europe; NATO, 1969-1972

Spain

• 280. Memorandum From the Senior Military Assistant (Haig) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) , Washington, May 3, 1969

  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 706, Country Files—Europe, U.S.-Spanish Base Negotiations. Secret.

Vol. E-2, Documents on Arms Control and Nonproliferation, 1969-1972

Eighteen-Nation Disarmament Committee; Seabed Arms Control Treaty

• 95. Memorandum From Spurgeon Keeny of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) , Washington, May 3, 1969

  Sonnenfeldt forwarded Laird’s May 1 memorandum to Kissinger and recommended that the President authorize presentation of a draft seabeds treaty at the ENDC incorporating the language proposed by Laird.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 382, Subject Files, Seabeds Vol. II. Secret; Noforn. Cleared in substance by Halperin. Tab A, the attached memorandum for the President, was not signed and forwarded by Kissinger and is not published.

Vol. E-16, Documents on Chile, 1969-1973

A "Noisy Democracy": The Decline of Eduardo Frei, January-December 1969

• 5. Memorandum From Viron P. Vaky of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) , Washington, May 3, 1969

  Summary: Vaky provided Kissinger with an update on the Chile program loan.
  
  Source: National Archives, Nixon Presidential Materials, NSC Files, Box 773, Country Files, Latin America, Chile, Vol. I. Confidential. Kissinger wrote, “Will see Vaky on this” in the upper right margin. Attached at Tab A is Document 4.

The Kissinger telephone conversation transcripts consist of approximately 20,000 pages of transcripts of Kissinger’s telephone conversations during his tenure as Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (1969-1974) and Secretary of State (1973-1974) during the administration of President Richard Nixon. Visit the finding aid for more information.

Digitized versions of many of these transcripts can be found on the Yale University Library website.

The White House Photo Office collection consists of photographic coverage of President Richard Nixon meeting with prominent social, political, and cultural personalities; speaking engagements and news conferences of the President and various high-ranking members of the White House staff and Cabinet; Presidential domestic and foreign travel, including Presidential vacations; social events and entertainment involving the First Family, including entertainers present; official portraits of the President, First Family, and high-ranking members of the Nixon administration; the 1969 and 1973 Inaugurals; the President’s 1972 Presidential election campaign appearances (including speeches) and other official activities of the White House staff and the President’s Cabinet from January 20, 1969 until August 9, 1974 at the White House and the Old Executive Office Building; other locations in Washington, DC, such as The Mall; and the Presidential retreats in Camp David, Maryland, Key Biscayne, Florida, and San Clemente, California. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

Roll WHPO-0951 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0951-02A-06A, President Nixon, South Carolina Senator Ernest Hollings, Senator Strom and Mrs. Nancy Thurmond, with other officials, on Air Force One en route to Columbia, South Carolina. 5/3/1969, air Air Force One, interior. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Strom Thurmond, Nancy Thurmond, Ernest Hollings, other officials and their wives, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0951-07A-29, President Nixon and South Carolina Senator Ernest Hollings, Senator Strom and Mrs. Nancy Thurmond, with other officials, during arrival ceremony at the airport in Columbia, South Carolina. 5/3/1969, Columbia, South Carolina Airport. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Strom Thurmond, Nancy Thurmond, Ernest Hollings, other officials and their wives, crowd.

Roll WHPO-0952 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0952-04-09, President Nixon, Pat Nixon arriving at the airport in Louisville, Kentucky. 5/3/1969, Louisville, Kentucky Airport. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Mike Mansfield, unidentified officials, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0952-05A, President Nixon waving from the top of Air Force One (AF1) stairway ramp after arriving at the airport in Louisville, Kentucky. 5/3/1969, Louisville, Kentucky Airport. President Nixon, two unidentified men nearby.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0952-10-16, President Nixon, Pat Nixon arriving at Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby. 5/3/1969, Louisville, Kentucky Churchill Downs Race Track. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Mike Mansfield, unidentified officials, crowd, spectators.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0952-17-37, President Nixon, and Pat Nixon sitting in the stands at Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby. 5/3/1969, Louisville, Kentucky Churchill Downs Race Track. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Mike Mansfield, unidentified officials, crowd, spectators.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0952-31A, Close up portrait of President Nixon and Pat Nixon sitting in the stands at Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby. 5/3/1969, Louisville, Kentucky Churchill Downs Race Track. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Mike Mansfield, unidentified officials, crowd, spectators.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0952-34A, President Nixon, and Pat Nixon sitting in the stands at Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby. 5/3/1969, Louisville, Kentucky Churchill Downs Race Track. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Mike Mansfield, unidentified officials and aides, crowd, spectators.

Roll WHPO-0953 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0953-03, President Nixon and Pat Nixon standing at the top of the AF1 stairway ramp waving after arriving at the Columbia, South Carolina airport. An unidentified man standing behind them. 5/3/1969, Columbia, South Carolina Airport. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, unidentifed man.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0953-03-10, President Nixon and Pat Nixon arriving at the Columbia, South Carolina airport. 5/3/1969, Columbia, South Carolina Airport, local street, Byrnes home. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, James Byrnes, Mrs. Byrnes, unidentified officials, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0953-12-16, President Nixon and Pat Nixon in a motorcade.. 5/3/1969, Columbia, South Carolina Airport, local street, Byrnes home. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, James Byrnes, Mrs. Byrnes, unidentified officials, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0953-17-20, President Nixon and Pat Nixon arriving at former South Carolina Governor Byrnes' home. 5/3/1969, Columbia, South Carolina Airport, local street, Byrnes home. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, James Byrnes, Mrs. Byrnes, unidentified officials, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0953-21-36, President Nixon and Pat Nixon with former Governor of South Carolina James Byrnes and Mrs. Byrnes. 5/3/1969, Columbia, South Carolina Airport, local street, Byrnes home. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, James Byrnes, Mrs. Byrnes, unidentified officials, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0953-25, President Nixon and Pat Nixon with former Governor of South Carolina James Byrnes and Mrs. Byrnes. 5/3/1969, Columbia, South Carolina Byrnes home. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, James Byrnes, Mrs. Byrnes, unidentified officials, crowd.

Roll WHPO-0954 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0954-05-15, Motorcade from the airport, with President Nixon shaking hands with the crowd. 5/3/1969, Columbia, South Carolina Airport. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, James Byrnes, Mrs. Byrnes, S.C. Senator Strom Thurmond, unidentified others.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0954-05A, President Nixon and Pat Nixon's motorcade leaves Air Force One (AF1) location at the airport. 5/3/1969, Columbia, South Carolina Airport. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Secret Service Agents.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0954-13A, President Nixon shaking hands with members of the crowd in Columbia, South Carolina. Sign nearby reads: "Westside Boys Club Thanks and Welcomes President Nixon.". 5/3/1969, Columbia, South Carolina Airport. President Nixon, unidentified South Carolina Highway Patrol Officer, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0954-17-24, President Nixon, Pat Nixon, and others celebrating the birthday of former Governor James Byrnes. 5/3/1969, Columbia, South Carolina local street, inside Byrnes home. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, James Byrnes, Mrs. Byrnes, S.C. Senator Strom Thurmond, unidentified others.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0954-20A, President Nixon, Pat Nixon, and others celebrating the birthday of former Governor James Byrnes and admiring his birthday cake. 5/3/1969, Columbia, South Carolina Inside James Byrnes's home. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, James Byrnes, Mrs. Byrnes, S.C. Senator Strom Thurmond, unidentified persons.

Roll WHPO-0955 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0955-03-08, President Nixon, Pat Nixon, former Kentucky Governor Louie Nunn and others arriving at Churchill Downs to watch the Kentucky Derby horse race. 5/3/1969, Louisville, Kentucky Churchill Downs. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Louie Nunn, unidentified officials, spectators.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0955-09-22, President Nixon, Pat Nixon, former Kentucky Governor Louie Nunn and others sitting in the stands for the Kentucky Derby horse race. 5/3/1969, Louisville, Kentucky Churchill Downs. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Louie Nunn, unidentified officials, spectators.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0955-23-34, Kentucky Derby audience spectators crowd in the stands. 5/3/1969, Louisville, Kentucky Churchill Downs. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Louie Nunn, unidentified officials, spectators.

Roll WHPO-0956 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0956-03-19, President Nixon and Pat Nixon in open car motorcade to Churchill Downs. 5/3/1969, Louisville, Kentucky local streets, Churchill Downs Race Track. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Louie Nunn, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0956-19, President Nixon waving from his vehicle in his motorcade enroute to Churchill Downs. American flags and a sign with "Welcome Mr. President" are seen in the background. 5/3/1969, Louisville, Kentucky local streets, Churchill Downs Race Track. President Nixon, unintentified aides, secret service agents, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0956-20-21, President Nixon and Kentucky Governor Louie Nunn. 5/3/1969, Louisville, Kentucky local streets, Churchill Downs Race Track. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Louie Nunn, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0956-22-24, Kentucky Derby audience spectators crowd in the stands. 5/3/1969, Louisville, Kentucky local streets, Churchill Downs Race Track. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Louie Nunn, crowd.

Roll WHPO-0957 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0957-02A-07A, The Kentucky Derby Horse Race. 5/3/1969, Louisville, Kentucky Churchill Downs. spectators, crowd, unidentified news and press photographers.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0957-08A-11A, Press photographers shooting Kentucky Derby horse racing action. 5/3/1969, Louisville, Kentucky Churchill Downs. spectators, crowd, unidentified news and press photographers.

Roll WHPO-0958 Photographer: Kightlinger, Jack | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0958-02A-03A, President Nixon shaking hands with former South Carolina Governor James Byrnes. 5/3/1969, Columbia, South Carolina James Byrnes home porch. President Nixon, James Byrnes.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0958-07A-11A, President Nixon and Pat Nixon arriving at Louisville Airport. 5/3/1969, Louisville, Kentucky Louisville Airport. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Louie Nunn, Mrs. Louie Nunn, spectators, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0958-12A-17A, President Nixon and Pat Nixon greeting the crowd. 5/3/1969, Louisville, Kentucky Louisville Airport. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Louie Nunn, Mrs. Louie Nunn, spectators, crowd.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0958-18A-27A, President Nixon and Pat Nixon with Mrs. Louie Nunn in the stands at Churchill Downs. 5/3/1969, Louisville, Kentucky Churchill Downs. President Nixon, Pat Nixon, Louie Nunn, Mrs. Louie Nunn, spectators, crowd.

Roll WHPO-0960 Photographer: Atkins, Oliver | Color or B&W: B&W

• Frame(s): WHPO-0960-01-06, President Nixon receiving a plaque at White House Correspondents Dinner. 5/3/1969, Washington, D.C. Washington Hilton Hotel. President Nixon, unidentified newspaper and Press executives and reporters.
• Frame(s): WHPO-0960-07-20, President Nixon with various groups at White House Correspondents Dinner. 5/3/1969, Washington, D.C. Washington Hilton Hotel. President Nixon, unidentified newspaper and Press executives and reporters.

The White House Communications Agency Sound Recordings Collection contains public statements that took place between 1969 and 1974. Visit the finding aid to learn more.

P - Formal Presidential Remarks

• WHCA-SR-P-690502
  Remarks by President Nixon in Columbia, S.C., During a Visit With Former Governor and Mrs. James Byrnes. (5/3/1969, Columbia, S.C., at the home of former Governor James F. Byrnes)
  
  Runtime: 2:00
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

• WHCA-SR-P-690503
  Remarks by President Nixon at the White House Correspondents Association dinner. (5/3/1969, Washington Hilton Hotel, Washington D.C.)
  
  Runtime: 0:32:12
  
  Production credits: Audio feed supplied by WHCA; Recorded by LNH (initials of WHCA engineer)
  
  Original Format: 1/4-inch reel-to-reel audiotape. Original source type: Original.

• New York Times of May 3, 1969

• AP Images photos from May 3, 1969
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The Vanderbilt Television News Archive is the world's most extensive and complete archive of television news. They have been recording, preserving and providing access to television news broadcasts of the national networks since August 5, 1968.

• May 1969 Broadcast Index

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